Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Crater Lake in Oregon looks brilliant blue because its water comes from melting snow and is extremely pure. CST Tami Beduhn, NOAA ...

The ocean is blue because water absorbs colors in the red part of the light spectrum. Like a filter, this leaves behind colors in the blue part of the light spectrum for us to see. When sunlight hits ...

How many of the world's lakes have blue water, as opposed to green, brown or some other color? What does a lake's color say about its health, and what causes lake color to change? Scientists know a ...

If you want to enjoy Galveston’s blue water, now is the time to go. Galveston’s water should remain blue throughout the week as the consecutive days of light winds brought the blue Caribbean water ...

If you're heading to the Carolina coast soon, you could be in for a treat. Some visitors say the Atlantic Ocean looks more like a scene from the Gulf of Mexico.The ocean's water is noticeably blue and ...

Geologists discovered a new blue water spring at Yellowstone National Park that likely formed after a series of "mildly explosive events," the United States Geological Survey said. The hole is about ...

Courtney Di Vittorio receives funding from the North Carolina Attorney General's Office Environmental Enhancement Grant Program (award WFU021PRE1) to collect data at High Rock Lake, NC. She is ...